Please forward this memo to your ships Crewmembers
AND CC: our Secretary on your outgoing
memos at
DaveDDG2@aol.comThe ACVA needs to make certain our communications network is
working and need to know quickly.

IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO SEND EMAILS TO YOUR CREWMEMBERS BUT USE ANOTHER
METHOD TO NOTIFY THEM …

Please advise me HOW you will notify them.

A. If you put this memo on a web page, please advise which web site
and when it was posted.
B. If you put this memo into a newsletter please advise when your
newsletter will be sent to your crewmembers and the approximate number
of recipients.

To:
All who receive this memo from ACVA Ship Reps. or Non DDG Member Reps.

Please help us by responding to our “QUESTIONS” shown below.
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A local support group was formed recently in the Tampa Bay / St.
Petersburg area of Florida. This local group is assisting in spreading
the word about ACVA's efforts to save the USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2 and
develop interest in this area of Florida. At a recent monthly meeting,
some of those attending voiced concerns that they were not getting much,
if any information, about ACVA from their assigned ACVA Ship Reps.

Let me try to explain part of the problem and ask for your help.

The ACVA Board has focused our effort to save Adams on the central
part of Florida. That is because there is a wonderful climate most of
the year, lots of tourists as potential visitors to the ship, and we
have more interest from that area than any other with potential berthing
locations. We have received a lot of support from some influential
people in the area. At the request of the Mayor of the city which is our
leading prospect, let's call it City X, we have not released the name of
the actual city to the General Membership or included it in our recent
Press Release. The Mayor of City X stated he did not want to go public
until he had as much information as possible and had the support of the
local Chamber of Commerce and local Economic Development Board. For now,
we must honor the request of that Mayor. I hope everyone understands why
this Mayor, or any Mayor, must be ready to counter any opposition before
he puts his reputation and his office behind a multimillion dollar
project such as ours. I assure you that our ACVA people in Florida are
working very hard to convince everyone in City X that getting the Adams
in their city as a Memorial and Museum Ship will be an asset to the city
tourist scene, local youth groups and local educational institutions.

In an effort to bring ACVA Members and Non Members up to date, I want
to try what I hope will be a fast experiment in communicating with all
of you. This also has the potential to give ACVA an idea of just how
many of you are really getting our messages. The following is a very
short update of where ACVA stands in our effort to save the USS CHARLES
F. ADAMS DDG-2.

- ACVA has new members joining all the time. We have 235 members
and 73 ACVA Plankowners or donors.

- The ACVA Board of Directors meet online monthly and minutes are
posted on the ACVA web site under "Discussion Board." (See Meeting
Minutes)

- ACVA has By Laws for our Association, and we are Incorporated.

- Our application for IRS 501c3 Non Profit status is pending.

- ADAMS continues on Donation Hold in Philadelphia through the
efforts of ACVA.

- ACVA has a good relationship with a key contact person at NAVSEA.

- We have a newly formed ACVA Local Support Group in the city we
hope will take our ship.

- ACVA paid Joe Lombardi, a Marine Engineer, to conduct site
surveys of several locations in this city.

- ACVA paid Joe Lombardi to prepare and make a presentation to the
Staff of the Mayor.

- One of our ACVA Directors made a follow up presentation for the
Mayor himself.

- We are working to gain more local support from the Navy League,
C of C, Academy Alumni and Other groups.

- The proposed trip to Philly to take pictures, make a video tape
of the condition of Charles F. Adams, and evaluate the ships
condition, is on hold until we have a written agreement with City X.
Those who expressed a desire to be included on this trip will be
contacted at the proper time. Since I must give NAVSEA at least two
weeks notice of our intent to visit, I hope I can give everyone at
least a 4-6 week advance notice of the planned trip date. The total
number of bodies allowed to set foot on ADAMS deck will be limited by
NAVSEA to a total of fifteen (15).

QUESTIONS FOR DDG CREWMEMBERS AND NON DDG MEMBERS…

Please answer the following questions by sending a return email to:

ACVA Executive Secretary, Dave Myerly at DaveDDG2@aol.com

Let us know you received this email and send the following:

Your Name

Your Rate/Rank while on Adams Class Ship

Which Adams Class DDG Ship were you on?

Your Final Navy or Military Rank?

Your street address (optional)

Your phone number (optional)

If you are not already an ACVA Member, would you like to receive
our ACVA member application via email?

If you know of crewmates or friends who either served on an Adams
Class DDG or may be interested in supporting the ACVA, and may not be
getting our emails, please forward this to them.